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Hiroshi Matsui, Ph.D.
Professor - Bionanotechnology
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office 1319N (tel 212-650-3918), lab 1317N/1318N (tel 212-650-3916), dept fax 212-772-5332, email firstname.lastname@example.com, group webpage Matsui Group Homepage
B.S. Sophia University, Japan, M.S. Stanford University, Ph.D. Purdue University, Postdoc Columbia University
Research Summary:
Matsui's group is working in the fields of Nanotechnology and Biotechnology and the integration of these two areas (i.e., Bionanotechnology) is producing creative sciences with high technology impacts. Matsui's research interests consist of; 1. 3D Assembly of Nanomaterials using peptide framework (target: solar cells, metamaterials, electronics, optics), 2. Reconfigurable/programable self-assembly system, 3. Development of cancer cell sensing silicon chips 4. Origin of life discovering catalytic peptides (i.e., enzyme-mimic) through virus evolution.
The ability to control self-assembly of complex 2D and 3D architectures from functional building blocks could allow further development of complex device configurations. By mimicking natural systems, genetically engineered peptides with a variety of functional building blocks such as metal NPs can be applied to design new materials with the specificity of assembled structure, the robustness of assembly, and the versatility of the superstructure. Here, we present three types of large-scale (µm3 ~ mm3) biomimetic 2D and 3D assemblies using nanoscale collagen peptides as building blocks. The first example is to mimic bone tissues for the production of free-standing flexible collagen films. In this case, biotylated collagen peptides are assembled into films with streptavidin-functionalized QDs, which are used as molecular recognition-based cross-linking agents between biomolecular film domains to provide structural reinforcement and flexibility. The second example is to mimic S-layer proteins on bacteria and we assemble microcapsules from collagen peptides stable even in extreme pH or high temperature when the peptides are assembled on oil-in water droplets and the ends of peptides are capped/cross-linked by peptide-binding proteins. The third example is to assemble 3D reconfigurable superstructure crystals from collagen peptides in the large-scale with high yield. In this strategy, biotylated collagen peptides and ligand-functionalized nanoparticle hubs are self-assembled into 3D microcrystals in controlled structures and NP density with the precise nanoscale interparticle distance. This simple, rapid fabrication protocol produces high yields of 3D materials in controlled shapes, promising ease and flexibility in manufacturing future functional devices. The reconfigurability of the 3D directed assembly was also demonstrated by modifying peptides with genetic engineering. We discovered that the conformation change of peptide building blocks induced by pH could trigger the disassembly of the hybrid NP-peptide cube and undergo the reassembly into different shapes. One of innovative applications for reconfigurable assembly is to develop autonomous metal-organic-framework (MOF) motors driven by re-assembly of peptides from inside to outside of MOF.
Another part of Matsui'research is to develop biosensor chips for detecting cancer cells. One of the best strategies to halt cancer's progress is the development of new diagnostic tools that allow one to detect the disease in an early stage. It would be desirable to develop simple and robust cancer detection systems without using unreliable biomarkers for a variety of tumor grades regardless of its origin in early stages. The development of non-invasive screening device for cancers with high specificity and selectivity enables more frequent monitoring of the early stage disease development, progress, recovery, and recurrence of cancers. Here we developed a new cancer detection platform incorporating electric cancer cell sensors on silicon chips. This sensing platform was designed to distinguish cells in different sizes and shapes by measuring their characteristic impedance signals on polysilicon microelectrodes. Due to the softness of cancer cells as compared to normal cells, cancer cells were observed to swell three times more than normal cells under hyposmotic pressure. By using this sensor chip and protocol, cancer cells can be distinguished from normal cells electronically without biomarkers; as strong hyposmotic stress is applied to cells, only cancer cells increase impedance signals due to the distinguished mechanical property. For example, we have examined six different cancer cell lines from prostate, kidney, ovarian, and breast, and all of these cancer cells were observed to expand their size about 35 – 50 % under osmotic pressure and their swellings could be detected sensitively and selectively by the robust impedance measurements of the sensor chip on the order of 10 cells/mL in less than 30 minutes even in contaminated samples. Recently, we improved the protocol to detect cancer cells in urine samples. Finally, the aggressive breast cancer cells could be distinguished from less aggressive ones by measuring impedance values of the samples, opening the possibility that circulating tumor cells (CTC), cancer stem cell (CSC), or metastatic cancer cells may be detected by this technique.
The third part is for the discovery of new catalytic peptides through virus evolution. The amide bond is fundamental to life. It acts as the strong chemical linkage between amino acids as they combine to form proteins. As such, its high stability against spontaneous hydrolysis at physiological conditions is paramount, with an estimated half-life of 600 years for internal peptide bonds. Nonetheless, several key processes in the biological world involve the breaking (hydrolysis) and reforming (condensation) of the amide bond. Through evolution, nature has generated a variety of amidolytic catalysts in the form of enzymes that enable both effective hydrolysis and condensation of amide bonds. Despite a series of impressive advances in the last 30 years, most notably using catalytic antibodies, our ability to mimic this behavior through the de novo design and discovery of amidolytic catalysts that operate under physiological conditions and can hydrolyse internal peptide bonds has been unsuccessful. our strategy of catalytic capture via condensation-driven gelation, combined with phage display was successful in the identification of four different dodeca peptides which specifically catalyze the formation/cleavage of amide bonds. These peptides can spontaneously fold into minimal catalytic triads. The result reported here would break through the prescriptive concept that catalytic oligopeptides cannot acquire the substrate-specificity because of the lack of complicated 3D structures that enzymes posses. This concept is also applicable to discover catalytic peptides to grow a variety of semiconductor nanomaterials at room temperature. To demonstrate the proof-of-concept, we examined to find catalytic peptides for room-temperature growth of ZnO nanocrystal by this approach. The combinatory phage display library identified the small number of peptide sequences for the ZnO growth and one of them, ZP-1 peptide, demonstrated the strong catalytic activity for the room temperature growth.
Selected Publications
"New Autonomous Motors of Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Powered by Reorganization of Self-Assembled Peptides at interfaces", Y. Ikezoe, G. Washino, T. Uemura, S. Kitagawa, H. Matsui, Nature Mater., 11, 1081 (2012).
"Genetically engineered protein nanowires: Unique features in site-specific functionalization and multi-dimensional self-assembly", Y. Maeda, H. Matsui, Soft Matter, 8, 7533-7544 (2012).
"Biomimetic assembly of proteins into microcapsules on oil-in-water droplets with structural reinforcement via biomolecular recognition-based cross-linking of surface peptides", Y. Maeda, Z. Wei, H. Matsui, Small, 8, 1341-1344 (2012).
"Genetically engineered protein nanowires: Unique features in site-specific functionalization and multi-dimensional self-assembly", Y. Maeda, H. Matsui, Soft Matter, 8, 7533 (2012).
"Biomimetic Fabrication of Strong Freestanding Genetically-Engineered Collagen Peptide Films Reinforced by Quantum Dot Joints", Z. Wei, Y. Maeda, H. Matsui, Soft Matter, 8, 6871 (2012).
"One-Pot Crystalline ZnO Nanorod Growth in Mineralizing Peptide Gels", L. Anjia, Z. Wei, H. Matsui, RSC Adv., 2, 5516 (2012).
"Effects of Divalent Metals on Nanoscopic Fiber Formation and Small Molecule Recognition of Helical Proteins", S.K. Gunasekar, L. Anjia, H. Matsui, J.K. Montclare, Adv. Func. Mater. 22, 2154 (2012).
"Discovery of Catalytic Peptides for Inorganic Nanocrystal Synthesis by a Combinatorial Phage Display Approach", Z. Wei, Y. Maeda, H. Matsui, Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed., 50, 10585, (2011). (selected as a hot paper in 2011).
"Direct Enzyme Patterning with Microcontact Printing and the Growth of ZnO Nanoparticles on the Catalytic Templates at Room Temperature", K.I. Fabijanic, R. Perez-Castillejos , H. Matsui, J. Mater. Chem., 21, 16877, (2011). (invited article in a special issue on 'Self-Organisation of Nanoparticles')
"Assemblies of functional peptides and their applications in building blocks for biosensors", R. de la Rica, C. Pejoux, H. Matsui, Adv. Func. Mater. 21, 1018 (2011).
"3D Self-Assembly of Peptide Nanowires into Micron-Sized Crystalline Cubes with Nanoparticle Joints", P. Kaur, Y. Maeda, A.C. Mutter, T. Matsunaga, Y. Xu, and H. Matsui, Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed., 49, 8375-8378 (2010). (selected as a highlight paper in 2010)
"Applications of peptide and protein-based materials in bionanotechnology", R. de la Rica, H. Matsui, Chem. Soc. Rev., 39, 3499 - 3509 (2010)
"Bio-inspired Target-specific Crystallization on Peptide Nanotubes for Ultra-Sensitive Pb Ion Detection", R. de la Rica, E. Mendoza, H. Matsui, Small, 6, 1753-1756 (2010).
"Peptide Nanotube Biochips for Label-Free Multiplexed Pathogen Detection", R. de la Rica, C. Pejoux, C. Fernandez-Sanchez, A. Baldi, and H. Matsui, Small, 6, 1092 (2010).
"Biomimetic crystallization nanolithography; Simultaneous nanopatterning and crystallization", R. de la Rica, K.I. Fabijanic, A. Baldi, and H. Matsui, Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed., 49, 1447 (2010). (featured in NanoWerk News in 2010, http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=15020.php).
"PbSe nanocrystal growth as nanocubes and nanorods on peptide nanotubes via different directed-assembly pathways", M. Shi, W. Su, and H. Matsui, Nanoscale, 2, 2373-2376 (2010).
"Label-free cancer cell detection with impedimetric transducers", R. de la Rica, S, Thompson, A. Baldi, C. Fernández-Sánchez, C.M. Drain, and H. Matsui, Anal. Chem., 81, 10167 (2009). (featured as research news in the National Cancer Institute in 2009, http://physics.cancer.gov/news/2009/dec/po_news_e.asp.
"Biomimetic conformation-specific assembly of proteins at artificial binding sites nano-patterned on silicon", R. de la Rica, H. Matsui, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 14180 (2009).
"Selective detection of live pathogens via surface-confined electric field perturbation on interdigitated silicon transducer", R. de la Rica, A. Baldi, C. Fernández-Sánchez, and H. Matsui, Anal. Chem., 81, 3830 (2009).
"Biomineralization Nanolithography: Combination of Bottom-Up and Top-Down Fabrications to Grow Arrays of Monodisperse Au Nanoparticles along Peptide Lines on Substrates", N. Nuraje, S. Mohammed, L. Yang, and H. Matsui, Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed., 48, 2546 (2009). (selected as a hot paper in 2009).
"Low temperature synthesis of ZnO nanowire by using a genetically modified collagen-like triple helix as a catalytic template", H. Bai, F. Xu, L. Anjia, and H. Matsui, Soft Matter, 5, 966 (2009).
"Label-Free Pathogen Detection with Peptide Nanotube-Assembled Sensor Chips", R. de la Rica, E. Mendoza, L.M. Lechuga, and H. Matsui, Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed., 47, 9752 (2008).
"Enzyme Urease as Nano-Reactor to Grow Crystalline ZnO Nanoshells at Room Temperature", R. de la Rica and H. Matsui, Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed., 47, 5415 (2008).
"Comparison of Electrical Properties of Viruses Studied by AC Capacitance Scanning Probe Microscopy", R.I. MacCuspie, N. Nuraje, S-Y. Lee, A. Runge, and H. Matsui, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 887 (2008).
"Liquid/liquid interfacial epitaxial polymerization to grow single crystalline nanoneedles of various conducting polymers", N. Nuraje, S. Kai, N.L. Yang and H. Matsui, ACS Nano, 2, 502 (2008).
"Virus Assay Using Antibody-Functionalized Peptide Nanotubes", R.I. MacCuspie, I.A. Banerjee, S. Gummalla, H.S. Mostowski, P.R. Krause, and H. Matsui, Soft Matter, 4, 833 (2008).
"Crossbar Assembly of Antibody-Functionalized Peptide Nanotubes via Biomimetic Molecular Recognition", L. Yang, N. Nuraje, H. Bai, H. Matsui, J. Pep. Sci., 14, 203 (2008).
"Fabrication of Au nanowire of uniform length and diameter using a new monodisperse and rigid biomolecular template, collagen-like triple helix", H. Bai, K. Xu, Y. Xu, and H. Matsui, Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed., 46, 3319 (published on line as a hot paper) (2007).
"Biomimetic and Aggregation-Driven Crystallization Route for Room-Temperature Material Synthesis: Growth of beta-Ga2O3 Nanoparticles Using Peptide Assemblies as Nanoreactors", S.Y. Lee, X. Gao, H. Matsui, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 129, 2954 (2007).


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Julia Allison Joins World's Worst 'Think Tank'
Social network lunch.com is convening "Geeks at the Beach" today and tomorrow in Los Angeles. It's a think tank with "critical thinking... expanding the enlightened mind." So who's there? All the top tech thinkers:
- Julia Allison, professional lifecaster/shill blogger.
- Sarah Lacy, noted interviewer, interrupter, and lover of junkets. (Speaking of which, we're told this LA trip is all expenses paid. With a swanky hotel!)
- Shira Lazar, who hosts TV shows on KNBC and "Reelz," dated Kevin Rose, flirted with Mike Arrington and was Julia Allison's date to the inauguration.
- Brigitte Dale, video blogger for ABC Family.
- Scoble. We hear manic blogger/Twitterer/FriendFeed-er and ex Microsoft flack Robert Scoble is to contribute his insights as well.
So basically, all the top brain power in one spot.
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Transported: Choruses take us to Heaven
Bach Motet: Festival Chorus, the Virginia Consort, and the Youth Chorale
at Cabell Hall
March 2
Pictures of Johannes Brahms tend to show him in his later years, disguised from the nose down by a dark moustache and thick, gnomish beard. The only recognizable vestige of his youth is his bright, piercing gaze, gleaming out beneath a widow's peak, whittled into a Matterhorn by male-pattern baldness. In those photographs, he reminds more of the "Cradle Song" composer (the classic theme for Looney Tunes concussions) than the intense, sharp-featured young man who wrote Ein Deutsches Requiem.
Brahms began writing the piece in 1856, soon after the death of his close friend and mentor, Robert Schumann; he continued working on it throughout the next 12 years, which saw the sad loss of his mother in 1865.
The Requiem's debut in 1868 brought mixed criticism, for both its humanist approach and lack of Wagnerian high drama. Avoiding the standard Latin, Brahms chose to use Germanic text, out of his admiration for Martin Luther.
The result was unconventional, less run-of-the-mill doomsday; the words reflect more upon the small dead-ends of human conflict, and, over the seven movements, the process of finding comfort and completion (in the embrace of God).
Although the Requiem does not explicitly mention Jesus, or include redemptive terminology, the piece as a whole is not Christian-lite, as the Catholic critics of the time maintained. They misinterpreted Brahms' individualistic (and less tragic) attitude towards The End.
Section VI quintessentially makes his point– "Death is swallowed in victory. Death, where is your sting! Hell, where is your victory!"
Last Sunday afternoon, I returned to Old Cabell Hall's auditorium to hear the Requiem, in addition to selections by Bach and others, channeled by the best voices in the area. The Youth Chorale Treble Chorus began the program with three short, pretty pieces: "On this Day Join the Singing," by Giovani Maria Nanino; "Sit Nomen Domini" by George Handel, and "Panis Anglicus" by Cesar Franck. Olivia Bloom, a promising young violinist who made all-state last year, executed the accompanying melody to "Sit Nomen Domini" with considerable skill.
The Youth Chorale High School Chorus then took over, launching into the lively "El Grillo," by Josquin Des Prez, which was, if I heard correctly, about a heartbroken little cricket; the story of the sad chirper was followed by "Where E'er You Walk," a tender piece from Handel's opera Semele. (She was the girl who spontaneously combusted upon seeing Jupiter in all his "glory.")
The Virginia Consort led up to the intermission with the Bach motet, "Komm, Jesu, Komm," a prayer sung from the perspective of a tired and weary soul on his deathbed, ready to shed his physical form. The Consort's soprano section shone in this piece. I sometimes forget, with the steady diet of rock concerts, that words can sound like more than gargled gravel; it was a pleasant shock to hear so much bell-like clarity fill the air, in perfect pitch.
Intermission is the only thing that kept me from spontaneously combusting.
For the Requiem, the Virginia Consort was joined by the Festival Chorus and members of the Albemarle Symphony. As expected, the work did not mire itself for long in the swamps of death-dread.
During the third movement, I felt the chill crawl over the audience; Brahms lifted the veil and showed us as shadows, whirling within a blind "useless anxiety," reaching for wealth and esteem among the ephemera. Both soloists, Amy Cochrane, soprano, and Derrick Smith, baritone, possess intimidating resumes and impressive careers; Cochrane has twice been featured at Carnegie Hall, and Smith, in addition to performing at MOMA and the Schomberg Center, serves on the faculties of the Eastman School of Music, RIT, and Nazareth College.
The massive organizational efforts of conductor Judith Gary succeeded in every way possible. Judging by their faces at the close of the evening, Charlottesville's classical audiophiles had been transported to the place Brahms knew best– Heaven.


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By Bill Webb
Word&Way Editor
Sunday is the most significant holiday on the Christian calendar, Easter — or Resurrection — Sunday. That is the commemoration of the day in history when God revealed the final detail of His plan for mankind, including victory over death.
This was the day in history when God ultimately revealed His character and assured His followers that the Way of Christ was the only way to live life as He intended. This was the day when what had seemed senseless to the disciples made perfect sense. This was the day that — as a friend of mine describes it – God staked the devil to a chain, forever limiting the evil one's influence on believers.
It was on this day and in the days following that God defined what Messiah really was about. God revealed that He had something bigger in mind than the Kingdom of Israel. He invited mankind to become a part of the kingdom of God, a concept that even today theologians struggle to fully understand.
This was the day that God declared that He stood on the side of struggling and sinful humanity, and that people had only to accept His offer to come over to His side to discover fully why they had been created in the first place.
It is remarkable enough that Jesus the Messiah would bear the sins of the world and present Himself as a sacrificial lamb – as an expendable animal, no less — to fulfill His destiny and set the ultimate example for those who would be come His namesakes — Christians, as they were first called in Antioch.
It was no small thing that Jesus submitted Himself to a violent and demeaning death for followers and would-be followers who were fickle and fair-weather at best in their devotion.
It was the day that humankind — without really realizing it — laid all its burdens upon the back of the Messiah. In actuality, He voluntarily lifted those burdens.
The historicity of that day in old Jerusalem is important to us today. Christians hang their hats on the reality of those miraculous events.
But each believer has his or her specific Easter, when the reality of a personal commitment and an eternal relationship with God through Jesus became a reality. Many of us can recall the moment in time when we experienced the reality.
The purpose of the thoughts in this column are to remind those who already have a relationship with God of all that they have to be grateful for. But I also write for the benefit of those who stand outside a relationship with Christ.
Spiritual salvation is not something a person can work out, develop or achieve on his own. No one has ever pulled himself into heaven by his bootstraps. There is no such thing as a self-made Christian.
By the same token, God does not hide salvation from those who desire and seek it. His love, mercy and grace are freely given. In fact, He is by one description "the hound of heaven" who relentlessly pursues every person. His gift of eternal life is freely given.
The Scriptures are clear that every person has sinned and fallen short of a glorious relationship with God, who made a way to bridge the gap between sinners and Himself in the form of Jesus.
If you have a place in the kingdom, give thanks. If you haven't yet gotten serious about your relationship to Christ, do something about it. Now is all the time any of us have. God bless you.


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Dickens books by Gottlieb and Slater
Great Expectations
The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens
By Robert Gottlieb
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 246 pages; $25)
The Great Charles Dickens Scandal
By Michael Slater
(Yale University Press; 215 pages; $30)
For his 200th birthday, the ghost of Charles Dickens is rubbing his eyes in disbelief, wondering at the attention his admirers are giving his children and his mistress. As Michael Slater writes in his new book, "The Great Charles Dickens Scandal," "One of the main things that Dickens represents in our culture is an ideal of perfect, blissful, quintessentially English, domesticity. ... For over seventy years the vigilance of, first, Dickens himself, and then, after his death, of his immediate family, managed to keep scandalous rumour pretty much stifled, thereby maintaining his highly bankable image as not only a supremely great writer but also as a truly good and pure man."
In 1858, Dickens, whose fiction for more than two decades had entertained millions of readers while awakening them to the social injustices of British laws, announced in an open letter that he was essentially putting his wife out to pasture. Catherine (nee Hogarth) Dickens had borne him a dozen children (nine of whom survived infancy), and before the scandal was hushed up, a contemporary newspaper blasted him: "This favourite of the public informs some hundreds of thousands of readers that the wife whom he has vowed to love and cherish has utterly failed to discharge the duties of a mother; and he further hints that her mind is disordered. If this is 'manly consideration' we should like to be favoured with a definition of unmanly selfishness and heartlessness."
Dickens slandered his wife so effectively he was able to banish her from his home and take custody of their children - under the primary care of her younger sister, who in fact had long helped raise them - and regain the public's regard. Less public was that Dickens had commenced an affair with an 18-year-old actress.
Robert Gottlieb, in his kindly biographical survey, muses over and sympathizes with the unfolding lives of Dickens' children, none of whom made an independent mark on the world. Dickens' "great expectations" for them petered out by the time they were adolescents: "Certainly, their lives, however unfortunate, were far from disgraceful and would attract no opprobrium (and no attention) if they didn't have the Dickens name attached to them."
When they were tykes, he was delighted with them, and with his usual creative spark, also attached extraordinary and marvelous nicknames to them (among them, Lucifer Box, Young Skull, Chickenstalker, Skittles, the Ocean Spectre, the Jolly Postboy, the Plornishgenter). He had a hard time, however, once it was clear they possessed neither his artistic genius nor keen ambition: "I never sing their praises because they have so often disappointed me."
Gottlieb sums up one of the pieces of the novelist's case against his humiliated wife: "How could it not be her fault that his children lacked his overwhelming energy; how could they not be attacking life with his own implacable determination - how could they not be eager to 'hew out their own paths through the world by sheer hard work'?"
Coincidentally or not with his disappointed expectations of his wife and children, Dickens became infatuated with Ellen Ternan, of an acting family (whose sister would marry novelist Anthony Trollope's brother Tom), and set her up in a house in London. In his lifetime, his children seem not to have known why their parents were separated or what Ternan was in relation to their father. They would figure it out later, and, following Dickens' friends' policy, keep quiet about it, in spite of the possibility that Ternan had had one or two children by dear old Dad.
When Dickens died in 1870, Ternan was the first named beneficiary of his will, but by then there was enough British defense of their "national treasure" that even halfway through the 20th century his torchbearers denied that Dickens and Ternan had had anything but a platonic relationship. Ralph Fiennes' movie about their affair, "The Invisible Woman" (based on biographer Claire Tomalin's book of the same title), scheduled for release next year, will lay out the scandal before countless viewers.
Despite terrific sleuthing on the part of amateur and professional readers - restoring deleted sections of letters, tracing his travels and Ternan's whereabouts through registries and decades-later interviews of people who knew people who knew them - we still don't know the relationship's most telling gossipy details or much about Ternan. We know she later married a clergyman and taught school, and had two children with her husband.
In his quiet, careful and patient manner, Slater, a Dickens scholar, unfolds "the excitement in the media and elsewhere concerning the gradual uncovering of the great secret of the last twelve years of Dickens's life." Sometimes Slater seems to rue all the nosy fuss, but he happily tracks down and assesses the tiny accumulating pips and squeaks of the "scandal" just the same.
Gottilieb, meanwhile, restores us to the more interesting thoughts about what it would mean to be a celebrity's offspring: "It cannot have been easy being a child of the man who was not only the world's most famous writer but the world's most beloved writer, and probably the best-known person in the nation apart from the Queen. And it certainly was not easy being caught in the viral family atmosphere after Dickens eliminated his wife from his life and to a considerable extent cut the children off from their mother, whom, despite his disclaimers, they also loved."
Whatever expectations they had of themselves, they were continually aware of their disappointment to everyone else. "The children of his brain," Gottlieb quotes Dickens' son Charley, "were much more real to him at times than we were."
Bob Blaisdell edits literary anthologies for Dover Publications. E-mail: email@example.com


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I signed up for NaNoWriMo. In case you haven't seen it, that's a mashup of National Novel Writing Month, and it's a thing among some writers (usually the ambitious ones). The idea is to write like a maniac for 30 days. And you "win" if you get 50,000 words written.
But damn, that's a lot of words. If you do the math — and this is one time when writers will — it works out to 1,667 words a day. That's about seven pages a day, for 30 straight days.
I don't expect to "win." I've got a full-time job, as well as a part-time job as a dad/husband/dish-doer/errand-runner/math-homework-helper.
Also, I've tried not sleeping. It hasn't worked out too well. I'd also like have my wife not divorce me.
So why go through all the trouble? Because it's there! Also because I've been dipping my toe in a new project, and this gives me the institutional excuse to dive into the deep end. And because the things I regret are usually things I said no to.
Besides, writing is easy! As Gene Folwer (or someone else) once said, "All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead."
So, starting in 90 minutes, it's November. And I'll be cranking.
PS – You can see my progress on the widget on the right (because I know you have nothing better to do). And should it come to pass, I expect the widget will also show my lack of progress.
If you want to know more, check out their site. Or Nathan Bransford's post about NaNoWriMo resources.


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Is Quanitra Hollingsworth the savior of Turkish women's basketball?
Hollingsworth, a 2009 VCU graduate, scored 10 of her team-high 14 points in the second half to lead Turkey to a 70-65 win over Croatia Sunday in Olympic women's basketball action in London. The win served as Turkey's final tune-up before the quarterfinal round.
Aided by Hollingsworth's steady post presence, the Turks finished 4-1 in Group A and will meet Russia (2-3) Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the quarters. That game will be broadcast on the NBC Olympic Basketball Channel. The winner meets either France (5-0) or the Czech Republic (2-3) in Thursday's semifinals.
Prior to the London Games, Turkey had never qualified for the Olympics in women's basketball. Now, the Turks – and Hollingsworth – are just two wins away from a medal.
Hollingsworth, a Chesapeake, Va. native and recently naturalized Turkish citizen, averaged 10.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in group play despite foul trouble.
The 6-foot-5 Hollingsworth is the second former VCU student-athlete to reach the quarterfinal round at these London Games. Hayley Moorwood, who played women's soccer for the Rams in 2005, advanced to the quarters with her native New Zealand last week. New Zealand lost 2-0 to the United States to end Moorwood's medal hopes.
Yann Bonato is the only former Ram known to have medaled in the Olympics. Bonato, who played men's basketball at VCU during the 1990-91 season, earned a silver medal with France at the 2000 Sydney Games.


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Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Joey Votto is fine with everyone else's batting numbers being down.
Joey Votto joined The Dan Patrick Show to discuss the amount of media attention he receives as a star player, leading the league in intentional walks, the amount of no-hitters occurring in baseball, baseball not having watered down home run numbers any longer and being tested for HGH/steroids.
Should you get more attention for what you are doing with the Reds?
"I'm perfectly happy with the attention that I am getting. I really enjoy not being distracted with a lot of the miscellaneous stuff. We played a Sunday Night Baseball game and as much as I enjoy playing them, they can be somewhat of a distraction. It's a little later of a start. There's extra media requests and behind the scenes stuff. It's very good for baseball and it's certainly good for the teams and the fans, but me personally it doesn't really mesh well with my personality and I think what makes me the player I am."
You are leading the league in intentional walks. How do you feel about that?
"I feel I don't really think about it. It's not something that crosses my mind, but I appreciate it."
What about all the no-hitters in baseball. Is it becoming a pitchers game?
"I think that's about probably where it should be. Everybody that grew up with baseball said good pitching beats good hitting and that's how it's always been. I think that is back to where it is."
Is it good for baseball that we don't have these watered down home run numbers anymore?
"No question. I think it is. Yes."
How many times a year are you tested for steroids?
"Brandon Phillips and I are probably tested 5-7 times a year, HGH included. [Dan Patrick: How does the process work?] Blood test for the HGH and urine sample for everything else. Pants down. Microscope right next to your groin and they get to do that as often and randomly as they want."
This post, written by Steven Cuce, appears courtesy of Sports Radio Interviews. For the complete highlights of the interview, as well as audio, click here.
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ABC Downplays and Ignores Chuck Hagel's 'Bruising' Confirmation Hearings
ABC on Thursday and Friday either downplayed or outright ignored the "bruising day" Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel endured in Washington. Friday's Good Morning America skipped the topic entirely, thus avoiding the tough questions by Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain. Nightline, which now airs after midnight, didn't get to the story until 1:05am.
Thursday's World News did cover the contentious hearings, but Diane Sawyer minimized Hagel's poor performance, which even liberal writer Peter Beinart mocked as "making Biden look rhetorically sure-footed." Sawyer solemnly opened the show: "...One man entered the arena. Chuck Hagel, the purple heart recipient from the Vietnam War, the former senator nominated to be Secretary of Defense. His former colleagues met him with a fuselage of critical questions..." [MP3 audio here.]
It wasn't until the end of the segment that reporter Jon Karl highlighted the awkward moments. He allowed, "Hagel is likely to be confirmed, but even his supporters acknowledge he didn't have a particularly strong performance today."
Karl recounted another gaffe, noting that Hagel admitted "that he still needs to learn more about the Pentagon, telling the committee, quote, 'If confirmed, I intend to know a lot more than I do.'"
At 1:05am on Nightline, following a story on cheating spouses and another on the singer Beyonce, co-anchor Cynthia McFadden finally got to Hagel. She insisted that the nominee "faced a barrage of combative questions" from Republicans. The segment lasted less than a minute.
By Friday, the network had lost all interest in Hagel.
In contrast, NBC's Nightly News directly hit Hagel's performance. Correspondent Kelly O'Donnell asserted that Hagel " at times appear[ed] unprepared or off his game." Unlike ABC's coverage, NBC highlighted the grilling he endured over comments about the "Jewish lobby" intimidating Congress.
ABC's downplaying and silence on Hagel stands in contrast to the network's reporting on Obama's first term cabinet. On November 24, 2008, ABC's George Stephanopoulos rhapsodized, "We have not seen this kind of combination of star power and brain power and political muscle this early in a cabinet in our lifetimes."
A transcript of the January 31 World News segment is below.
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DIANE SAWYER: On defense. The President's pick for Defense Secretary faces a blistering attack. Will he get the job?
SAWYER: And now in Washington today, one man entered the arena. Chuck Hagel, the purple heart recipient from the Vietnam War, the former senator, nominated to be Secretary of Defense. His former colleagues met him with a fuselage of critical questions today, and ABC's chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl tells us about the fiery day.
JON KARL: He's a Vietnam veteran and former Republican senator, but today Chuck Hagel found himself and his judgment under attack by a fellow Republican and Vietnam vet.
JOHN MCCAIN: Were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the--
CHUCK HAGEL [file footage from 2007]: The most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since--
MCCAIN [present day]: since Vietnam. Were you correct or incorrect?
HAGEL: Well, I'm not going to give you a yes or no answer on a lot of things today.
MCCAIN: Well, let the record show that you refused to answer that question.
KARL: Hagel eventually did answer, standing by his words on the Iraq War and revealing something about the kind of Defense Secretary he hopes to be.
HAGEL: I saw the consequences and the suffering and the horror of war. So, I did question a surge. This going to be worth the sacrifice? We lost almost 1,200 dead Americans during that surge. Now, was it required? Was it necessary?
KARL: Hagel would be the first Defense Secretary who saw combat as an enlisted soldier. As a poor kid from Nebraska, he and his brother Tom volunteered to serve in Vietnam. The brothers served in the same infantry unit in 1968, both getting wounded, each crediting the other with saving their lives.
HAGEL: I don't see the lens of every world event and whether we should use American power through the lens of Vietnam. But it's part of me.
KARL: Hagel's service was praised.
JEFF SESSION: I admire your service to your country.
KARL: But he was criticized for being soft on Iran and too tough on Israel. At one point, criticizing what he called the Jewish lobby. Today, he took that comment back.
HAGEL: I should have used another term and I'm sorry. And I regret it.
KARL: And Hagel seemed to get confused about Iran, which he called an elected, legitimate government, misstating president Obama's position on pursuit of nuclear weapons. Hagel is likely to be confirmed, but even his supporters acknowledge he didn't have a particularly strong performance today, at one point acknowledging that he still needs to learn more about the Pentagon, telling the committee, quote, "If confirmed, I intend to know a lot more than I do." Those were his exact words, Diane.
SAWYER: It was a bruising day.
-- Scott Whitlock is the senior news analyst for the Media Research Center. Click here to follow him on Twitter.


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The remaining field of 60 contestants (down from the original 120) was further whittled down to the top 24 during the final round of boot camp cuts on Wednesday's two-hour episode of The X Factor. The remaining contenders were assigned into four categories (six in each), and found out which judge would be mentoring them. Simon Cowell will handle the groups; Britney Spears will take on the teens; L.A. Reid is in charge of the over 25s; and Demi Lovato will help the young adults along. As an added twist — only three groups were chosen initially, but the judges assembled another three from some of their favorite performers who weren't selected individually.
All of the judges were happy with their assignments (which were chosen by the show's producers), with the exception of Reid, who initially slammed down the phone receiver upon getting the news and later told his mentees he was "disappointed" to be mentoring the oldest group. "I can't really say that there's anybody that stands out for me in the category, so I'm not happy," Reid said matter-of-factly. But, he vowed, "I'm still planning on winning." How heartwarming and supportive!
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Once the four sections were determined, the competition moved to the judges' homes — where the contestants found out which judge they would be working with and were also introduced to each judge's special guest mentor — Marc Anthony for Cowell; Nick Jonas for Lovato; will.i.am. for Spears; and Justin Bieber and his manager Scooter Braun for Reid.
Wednesday's episode highlighted Cowell and Lovato's groups, and Thursday's will focus on Reid and Spears' singers.
At the end of the judges' homes round, each judge will eliminate two contestants from his or her group, and bring the remaining four to the live competition phase, which begins on Thursday, Nov. 1.
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Teens: Beatrice Miller, James Tanner, Carly Rose Sonenclar, Diamond White, Reed Deming, Arin Ray
Young Adults: Cece Frey, Willie Jones, Jennel Garcia, Nick Youngerman, Paige Thomas, Jillian Jensen (Notable: Gene Simmons' daughter, Sophie Tweed-Simmons, wasn't chosen to advance)
Over 25s: Jason Brock, Daryl Back, David Correy, Tara Simon, Tate Stevens, Vino Alan
Groups: Pre-formed: Sister C, Dope Crisis, Emblem3; Assembled by judges: Playback, Lylas, Lyric 145
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The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that Jane Jarcho has been named national associate director of the investment adviser/investment company examination program in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE).
Jarcho, who will oversee a staff of approximately 450 lawyers, accountants and examiners responsible for inspections of U.S.-registered investment advisors and investment companies, has been the acting national associate director of the program since March.
She joined the SEC in 1990 and previously served as the associate director of the IA/IC examination program in the SEC's Chicago regional office.
"Jane brings a wealth of experience that will help us to continue to strengthen our risk-based approach to the examination of investment advisers and investment companies," said OCIE Director Andrew Bowden, in a statement.
Jarcho added in the same statement that she is "honored and excited for the opportunity to work with the IA/IC examination staff in Washington, D.C. and throughout the country." Having worked alongside the IA/IC staff for several years, Jarcho said she knew "they are a dedicated group of professionals who are committed to protecting investors by promoting compliance, informing policy, and detecting wrongdoing."
Jarcho began her SEC career in the Division of Enforcement and held several positions including branch chief, senior trial counsel and assistant regional director before joining OCIE in 2008.
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Year 2014 brought a bag of mixed feelings for the Indian Real Estate Industry. Though the first half was rather slow, second half of the year was fast enough to make up for it. After the Union Budget was announced in the beginning of financial year 2014-15, a wave of positivity was seen in the real estate market.
Affordable housing was given the top priority status. As a result, the state government authorities started launching affordable housing projects in their respective areas. HUDA in Gurgaon and DDA in Delhi came up with numerous flats for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Lower Income Group (LIG) and Middle Income Group (MIG). Private builders also launched affordable projects in different parts of the country to support the government's initiative. [Read more…]


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Late last month, Vanderbilt dismissed four players thought to be connected to an alleged sex crimes case at a campus dorm. Given the nature of the situation, none of the names were released at the time.
That has since changed. In a news release, Vanderbilt announced that Brandon Banks, Cory Batey, Jaborian "Tip" McKenzie and Brandon Vandenburg will not be a part of the 2013 roster. Officially, the university cites the decision based on a "violation of team rules."
The release also pointed to the updated roster for the 2013 season.
Below is the statement from head coach James Franklin:
"For student athletes at Vanderbilt, it is a privilege, not a right, to be a part of the program. My coaching staff and I make sure every member of our team understands that. We insist on high standards of personal responsibility and integrity, and there are consequences when those standards are not met.
"In dealing with this matter, the Commodores football team will continue to hold itself to the same high standards of responsibility and integrity Vanderbilt demands of all of our students.
"We are cooperating fully with the Nashville Police Department and have pledged not to say or do anything that could interfere with its work or compromise the rights of anyone involved. We have not prejudged anyone's guilt or innocence."
Banks and Batey were redshirt freshmen defensive backs who did not see playing time last season. McKenzie was a three-star wide receiver in Vanderbilt's 2012 class and Vandenburg, a tight end, joined the Commodores in 2013 as a junior college transfer.
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There's nothing better than taking something that's old, haggard and about to end up in the garbage and making it new and exciting all over again. Especially if the project involves crayons!
The other day my boys and I were feeling a little crafty. I have also been feeling a little bit of the nesting bug so was thrilled when we came up with a project that would not only yield a delightful craft but also help momma by cleaning out the scraggly crayon box. That's what I call a win-win situation.
My four and two year old eagerly helped me pick out the broken crayons. We removed the paper wrapping and assorted them by favorite color combinations in a non-stick cupcake pan.
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Don't be alarmed if they look like one uniform color. Once you reverse them you will see all the beautiful colors that you worked so hard to coordinate.
I carefully removed the crayons from the oven and set it to cool. Being more impatient then my two young boys, I slid the slightly cooled cupcake tin into the freezer to speed up the cooling process.
Out popped our new crayons!
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The battle is on — flowers or actual presents on Valentine's Day? This is a heated debate and I hope to clarify it once and for all.
Personally, I'm one to go all out and opt for a combination of flowers, food (classy restaurant) and a gift. But, when looking at the question of flowers versus presents I have to say presents. There is just something about giving a gift that can be kept for many years to come. As with anything though, there's a catch.
Giving any gift, just something you see in a store window, won't cut it. If you choose to buy a gift for your loved one as opposed to flowers, you better be sure the gift has some meaning behind it.
I do have to admit I may be a tad bit biased. I have had bad experiences with transporting flowers and it almost always leads to one of the following:
- Wet carpets that smell like the gardener mowed the interior of my car. I seem to spill the prepared vases, so I stray away from those now.
- Fingers that are mad at me. I go out, buy this gorgeous bouquet of flowers, then I feel like I must cherish it on the ride home or to my destination. In doing so, given the traffic in Los Angeles, I find myself consistently reaching over and bracing the flowers, which sometimes, unfortunately, poke my fingers.
- Flowers that look like a right angle ruler. Yes, you heard that right, I was driving and my briefcase fell on the flowers, which snapped the middle in half. The good thing — they still stood up straight (when I held them horizontally).
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As a former resident of Rockford, I take a lot of pride in the community that I was raised in. Watching the NCAA tournament is always a highlight of my basketball season. I am totally proud of the Rockford athlete playing for WSU.
Freddie Van Vleet is not only playing in this year's tourney but he also played last year's Final Four. I sincerely wish some bank in Rockford would set up a fund that people could make donations to that would help enable his family to attend this tournament. His stepfather is a member of the Rockford police force who has been very active in positively helping the youth of Rockford to develop into good citizens.
I think it would only be right if the people of Rockford and former Rockford residents alike would send in a few dollars to help this family enjoy a rare opportunity to see one of our own playing on the biggest stage of college basketball. Will someone step up and get this started?
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DWTS Season 17, The Finale!! – Let's Recap Tonight's Show!! (SPOILERS) PART II
Well, we're off!! The opening dance wasn't nearly as exciting or as well executed as it was the first time around, but still good.
I confess I didn't watch Enrique as he doesn't really interest me.
I dig the pro segments, specially when Derek looks so gorg!!
And Amber and Derek win the Encore. Hmmmm…I hope her fans didn't spend all their time tweeting. 🙂
SPOILERS….in case you couldnt' tell from the comment…
After getting 9's in the fusion, there was pretty much no way, mathematically, that Jack was going to win. That left it between Corbin and Amber, Corbin with a bigger deficit than has ever been overcome in a finale.
Season 17 Champs: AMBER RILEY AND DEREK HOUGH.
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The gang runs to the boat to Mossdeep City, Ash and May blame one another for being late. When they arrive to the boat, Max heard that it wasn't for Mossdeep City, but for Bomba Island. The gang calms down when they arrive, planning to have fun on the island. They see an Ivysaur, Charmeleon and Wartortle carrying some stuff. A man runs, carrying some stuff too, but trips over. Ash asks if he is okay, so he confirms and introduces himself as Jimmy. The gang introdcues themselves as well, so Jimmy asks if they are here for the Pokemon Battle Judges school. Jimmy says that here people train to be judges.
The teacher, Serena comes for the boxes. She is being told they were going to Mossdeep Island actually, so Serena asks Ash if he wants to help her. Team Rocket spy and Meowth thinks it would lift their boss' spirits when he sees Jimmy's Pokemon, so they plan to get the Pokemon. Ash and Brock will have a double battle for a demonstration - Ash sends Corphish and Swellow, while Brock sends Lombre and Mudkip. Corphish uses Bubble Beam and Swellow stays behind it. Lombre stops the attack, but is pushed. Mudkip pushes Lombre to prevent the attack. Swellow uses Aerial Ace, hurting Mudkip and Lombre.
Corphish uses Bubble Beam, knocking lombre, so Brock tells it to stay like that for a while. Swellow goes to use Wing Attack, but Lombre gets up and strikes with Razor Leaf, canceling the attack. Mudkip and Lombre use Water Gun, so Corphish goes to be attacked. Jimmy announces that Corphish is unable to battle, but Ash objects - Corphish stands up. That night, the gang discusses the judges. Pikachu spots Jimmy with his Pokemon so they go to him. Jimmy told his Pokemon about his judgments. Jimmy tells him that he was a trainer, too. Jimmy tells the gang how he met his Pokemon - he got Squirtle who evolved to Wartortle, then ran into Ivysaur and Charmeleon. One day, they were lost and gave one another the last sandwhich, which fell into Ivysaur's moth. Ivysaur began to follow them and took them out.
When he fell in a river, Ivysaur and Wartortle pulled him out and he got a yellow Magikarp out of his shirt. A man came by and begged to trade the Magikarp for his Charmeleon, so Jimmy did that. When he told them he did not earn a single badge, he remembers that in Cerulean Gym he cleaned the Gym with his Pokemon, so the woman gave them the badge for the work. He got here when one day he slept in a boat in Lilycove City and the boat simply drifted away to the Bomba Island. So, he got in the Judge institute to train him to be a judge. Serena appears, saying that even if he might not be a judge or a trainer, he is still kind.
Team Rocket take Ivysaur, Charmeleon and Wartortle. They place them inside Pokeball casings on the robot. The robot goes off, though Jimmy climbes up the robot. Jimmy tries to break the casings with a rock. Meowth pulls a lever, shaking the robot. Afterwards, Jimmy falls, but Serena gives him confidence - his heart is what it caused them to be together. The Pokemon strike and Jimmy goes to them, but when he is pushed by the robot arm, Wartortle evolves to Blastoise. The case crashes, freeing Blastoise and it frees Charmeleon and Ivysaur using Hydro Pump to crash the cases.
Ivysaur uses Razor Leaf, Charmeleon Flamethrower and Blastoise Hydro Pump, blasting them off. Serena tells Jimmy Wartortle evolved because of Jimmy's heart. Serena expells Jimmy from the Judge institute, saying he will become a much better trainer than a judge. Jimmy decides to go back to Lilycove City and the gang leaves the island via a boat, saying farewell to Jimmy and Serena.
- The title is a reference to the Biblical "Last Judgment", which is mostly referred to as Judgment Day. The title name is also the name of two different songs by Whitesnake and Saxon.
- In the beginning of the episode, Brock's collar is the same color as his skin. During his battle with Ash his collar is the same color as his shirt. It should have been orange in both of these scenes.
- May's shirt is momentarily seen with long, red sleeves instead of short ones.
- In one scene where May is supposed to be shown wearing the blue bike shorts, they disappear and she is wearing only her white miniskirt.
- When Ash and his friends came to see Jimmy trying to get back his Pokémon Team Rocket stole, Ash is seen wearing Jimmy's clothes.
- May's gloves disappear in a couple of scenes, leaving only white bands in one instance.
- After Jimmy is thrown from Team Rocket's mecha, he lands on the ground in front of the group. When the group is helping him up, there are suddenly two Jimmy's: one still laying on the ground, and one sitting up.
- Near the end of the episode, Charmeleon's white belly turns red.
- In the beginning of the episode where it shows the location of the group, it shows they are still in Lilycove when really they are traveling on a boat in that moment in time.
- When Ash asks Jimmy to tell them how he met Charmeleon, Pikachu's eyes are almost totally black.
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- The sandwich that rolls down the hill into Ivysaur's mouth in the flashback was an onigiri in the original.


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Brye Ravettine will be one of four Liberty senior swimmers to be honored prior to the team's home meet against Vanderbilt, Friday.
The Liberty swimming & diving team will host SEC opponent Vanderbilt on Friday at 5 p.m., at the LaHaye Aquatic Center. The Lady Flames will then compete at defending Atlantic 10 champion Richmond, Saturday at noon, inside the Robins Center Natatorium. The Lady Flames have appeared in each of the first two Endless Pools/CollegeSwimming.com Top 25 listings this season, currently ranking No. 46. Liberty has opened the season with a 3-3 record, competing against three nationally ranked programs so far (No. 10 North Carolina, No. 30 Virginia Tech, No. 48 Illinois). The Lady Flames are hosting an SEC team for the first time in program history, in the Lady Flames' lone home meet this season. Prior to Friday's meet, four seniors will be honored, in Emilie Kaufman, Sarah Kendrick, Bethany Kennon, and Brye Ravettine. This group of seniors has helped establish the team's culture of excellence, in and out of the pool. Ravettine, Kaufman and Kennon have all earned individual conference championships, while Ravettine and Kaufman have both scored at the national level. Most recently, the Lady Flames downed Michigan State of the Big Ten, and fell to Illinois in a tri meet held at Michigan State, Oct. 25. In the process, Liberty broke three pool records and one program record, while winning eight events. Junior Meghan Babcock won the 50 free and 100 free at Michigan State, and anchored the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay. She broke the pool 50 free record, at 23.16, the fastest time in the CCSA so far this season. Babcock was then named CCSA Women's Swimmer of the Week, the second Lady Flame to earn Swimmer of the Week honors this year. Kaufman was named CCSA Women's Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 16, earning her fourth career swimmer of the week honor. At Michigan State, Kaufman broke the program record in the 200 IM, in 2:02.98. She also lowered her conference season-best 200 breast time to 2:16.68. She holds the top time in the CCSA in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM, with her 100 breast mark (1:02.27) meeting the NCAA B standard. Jess Reinhardt won the 100 fly at Michigan State, in a season-best 54.26. Reinhardt's 100 fly clocking, an NCAA B cut, paces the CCSA so far this season. Emily Duff claimed the 200 backstroke at the tri meet in East Lansing, Mich., in 2:04.42. Her season-best time of 2:04.00 ranks third in the conference. Duff's 400 IM is second, at 4:35.55. Kennon is ranked second in both the 200 free (1:52.66) and 100 fly (56.09), according to the latest CCSA performance list. Liberty's medley relays have excelled this season, posting conference-leading marks in both the 200 medley relay (1:42.90) and 400 medley relay (3:46.59). At present, a total of 10 Lady Flames hold times that rank within the top five in the CCSA.
Liberty holds the fastest time in the conference in the following events: 50 free – Meghan Babcock (23.16) 100 breast – Emilie Kaufman (1:02.27) – NCAA Division I B cut (t-13th in nation) 200 breast – Emilie Kaufman (2:16.68) 100 fly – Jess Reinhardt (54.26) – NCAA Division I B cut (t-14th in nation) 200 IM – Emilie Kaufman (2:02.98) 200 medley relay – Hough, Kaufman, Reinhardt, Babcock (1:42.90) 400 medley relay – Duff, Kaufman, Reinhardt, Babcock (3:46.59)
Vanderbilt (1-2) Vanderbilt brings a 1-2 season record to Lynchburg, picking up a 166-122 win at Tulane last Saturday, in its most recent meet. The Commodores opened the campaign with home losses to SEC foes Auburn and Texas A&M. The team set 14 school records at the 2013 SEC Championships, placing 12th overall. Among the Commodores' top returnees are Elly Faulkner, Lauren Torres and Chrissy Oberg, who all were conference finalists last season. Richmond (5-1) Richmond, defending Atlantic 10 champion, holds a 5-1 record this season, including 2-0 at home. Last Saturday, the Spiders downed Limestone and fell to East Carolina. Two-time Atlantic 10 Performer of the Year Mali Kobelja paces the Atlantic 10 with her 24.14 50 free time this season. Kelley Yang, the defending A-10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer, swam 56.17 in the 100 fly, the top time in the A-10, while Maggie Pope (57.80) leads the conference in the 100 back. Following a busy weekend in the pool, Liberty will next compete at the Virginia Tech Invitational, held from Nov. 21-23 at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center. Liberty vs. Vanderbilt Nov. 8, 2013 Lynchburg, Va. Schedule of Events 1. 200 Medley Relay 2. 1,000 Freestyle 3. 200 Freestyle 4. 100 Backstroke 5. 100 Breaststroke 6. 200 Butterfly 7. 50 Freestyle 15-minute break 8. 100 Freestyle 9. 200 Backstroke 10. 200 Breaststroke 11. 500 Freestyle 12. 100 Butterfly 10-minute break 13. 400 Individual Medley 14. 200 Freestyle Relay Liberty at Richmond Nov. 9, 2013 Richmond, Va. Schedule of Events 1. 400 Medley Relay 2. 1,000 Freestyle 3. 200 Freestyle 4. 100 Backstroke 5. 100 Breaststroke 6. 200 Butterfly 7. 50 Freestyle 8. 1-Meter Diving 9. 100 Freestyle 10. 200 Backstroke 11. 200 Breaststroke 12. 500 Freestyle 13. 100 Butterfly 14. 3-Meter Diving 15. 200 Individual Medley 16. 400 Freestyle Relay
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On 20 October 2016, Nintendo Co., Ltd. released a preview video clip on YouTube about the Nintendo Switch video game console. This video game console was previously referred to as "Nintendo NX".
The name "switch" relates to its hybrid design of a standard home video game console and a handheld video game console. Its game storage media are proprietary Nintendo Switch Game cards (ROM cartridge). [Note: Nintendo Switch is NOT backward-compatible with Nintendo 3DS Game cards and Wii U optical discs.]
Rest In Peace, Satoru Iwata...
Satoru is the Nintendo chief executive officer and president that kept Nintendo dedicated, even during the darkest times of the video game company's lifespan.
Satoru was one of the most humble presidents in the world, which made him quite an interesting person to listen to.
Satoru always delivered his thoughts straight to his fans, hence the name of the video clip series that he starrs in, named "Nintendo Direct".
Satoru is responsible for the aiding in the development of several video games and video game franchises, such as Balloon Fight (video game), EarthBound (video game), Kirby (video game franchise), Pokémon Gold and Silver (video game), Pokémon Stadium (video game), The Legend of Zelda (video game franchise), Mario (video game franchise), Animal Crossing (video game franchise), and more...
Satoru made Nintendo the largest video game company, the most popular video game company in the video game industry, and the most loved, cherished and admired video game comapny in the video game industry.
Satoru is one of the greatest visionaries in the video game industry.
Satoru is the one who cared about video games, and remembers video games as a deeply held memory of his life, that he is highly passionate about.
Satoru changed the video game industry for the better.
Satoru is a hero. A HERO!!!!
A company with the name "Secure Axcess" files a lawsuit against Nintendo Co., Ltd, allegedly because of the function of the Wii U and the Wii U GamePad, which is considered by them to be an example of patent infringement.
Easter 2014
Tomorrow ("April 20 2014") is the day for Easter! But also for today, Happy Easter to all! :D
After a long wait, we finally get to see the Super Smash Bros. Direct being broadcasted!
This is the first day when Nintendo broadcasts their "Super Smash Bros. Direct"!
"Super Smash Bros. Direct"?
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Do you want to acquire a new sleight or get performance tips? If so this is a great opportunity to learn something new as our first meeting of the 2012/ 2013 season begins with a... more info
Pocket Trick Drive
This will be the first round of the Simpson Shield. If you have never participated before, this night is always a fantastic evening. To join in you just need one trick! The way... more info
Lecture - Steve Faulkner
Steve has been a full-time professional magician for the last ten years, and has worked as a street performer since 1996. Specialising in both close-up and stage magic,... more info
*A Trick with Paper/ Walt Lees Lecture
The theme for the second round of the Simpson Shield is a trick with paper. The second half of the evening will be a short lecture/ demonstration by Walt Lees on selling the... more info
Faro Frolics - Stevie B
The President of the Northern Magic Circle, Stephen Bellerby, is on a quest to visit all the magic societies within the north of England. With him he brings 'Faro Frolics'; a workshop of... more info
Lecture - Woody Aragon
Woody Aragon is not just an outstanding card magician and technician, he is above all an incredibly entertaining magical performer. Woody has appeared on international... more info
Junior Close-up Competition/ *A Trick with Metal
Tonight sees the Annual Close-up Competition for the Humberside Young Magicians. This will be followed by the the third round of the Simpson Shield; a trick with... more info
Lecture - David Stone
David Stone is a French comedian, writer, producer and multi-award winning magician specialising in close-up magic and coin magic. David is on a world wide lecture tour... more info
Lecture - Tom Crosbie
Many members will remember Tom from his performance last season when the York Society of Magicians entertained Hull. His card magic was exceptional and many of the effects... more info
*Bob Moore Comedy Competition
This is an open meeting, please invite your friends and family. We are looking forward to a record entry for the Bob Moore Comedy Trophy Competition; it is also a Simpson Shield heat so... more info
Lecture - Bill Abbott
Bill Abbott returns to the UK with a brand new lecture. The 'Pack Smart Play Anywhere' lecture includes 6 complete stand-up routines that feature 'general magic', 'geek... more info
Annual Supper
Our Annual Supper - always a highlight of the year - with a great meal, close-up magic and this year our cabaret performer is Steve Faulkner. Steve's performing experience in... more info
*A Trick from the Bathroom/ Show & Tell
The fifth round of the Simpson Shield is a trick from the bathroom. This will be followed by a Show and Tell. Members are invited to bring along any magic curiosities or tricks to share... more info
Viewing for Michael Kerridge's Books/ Lost Magic Decoded
Hull Magicians' Circle have been donated a large collection of books and equipment from Michael Kerridge. Michael Harrop has catalogued the books and will be displaying them for... more info
*A Trick from the Library/ Show & Tell
The final round of the Simpson Shield is a trick from the library. This will be followed by a Show and Tell. Members are invited to bring along any magic curiosities or tricks to share... more info
Lecture - James Prince
James Prince is a professional close-up magician based in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire. James has been performing magic professionally for over twenty years and in that time... more info
Lecture - Gregory Wilson
Gregory Wilson is a two-time FISM award winner with a number of best selling instructional DVDs on the market. In 1998, Greg was also awarded the "Most Creative Magician of... more info
Lecture - Aldo Colombini
After visiting Canada, America, Spain and Germany, Aldo Colombini will be continuing his 'Farewell Lecture Tour' in the UK by appearing this Thursday at the Sailmakers... more info
Lecture - Martyn James
We are delighted to welcome back Martyn James for our lecture this Thursday. For the past 12 years Martyn has toured the UK performing his award winning illusion show. More... more info
Annual Dinner
Tickets are now available for the Hull Magicians' Circle Annual Dinner which will once again take place at Hull University, Staff House. There will be a five course meal, followed by... more info
Pocket Trick Night
Roni's lecture has been postponed due to health problems. We wish him well and look forward to a future visit. Thursday evening will now be an informal pocket... more info
Escapology - Danny Hunt
This Thursday we are pleased to welcome Danny Hunt and Annette Claire. Danny and Annette, collectively known as Amethyst, have appeared numerous times at the club... more info
Jon Gresham Request Night
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President's Night - Roger Woods
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As soon as I saw the news releases this week from StatsCan announcing the annual publication of national murder figures, I readied my arguments about why the increase had nothing to do with the Harper government's dismantling of the gun registry.
I knew the gun-banning groups would be all over the new numbers, which show a seven percent increase from 2010 -- a year in which Canada saw its lowest murder rate in four decades. And I "knew" the anti-gunners would insist the rise was due to the Harper government's dismantling of the gun registry, even though StatsCan's latest numbers were from 2011 and the registry was not shut down until this year.
I knew the gun-controllers would jump on the increase in yet another attempt to reinstate the registry and make criminals of Canada's law-abiding gun owners.
I needn't have worried, though. StatsCan did my work for me.
The national number-crunchers came (indirectly) to the defence of this country's beleaguered sport shooters, hunters and gun collectors by stating very clearly that nearly all of the increase between 2010 and 2011 was due to knives. Guns weren't to blame for the increased number of murders, nor were changes to federal gun laws.
And the last time I checked, knives weren't included in the "gun" registry.
Not only was the end of the registry not responsible for the uptick in homicides, StatsCan went further. Gun murders are at their lowest level in 50 years – half a century!
Indeed, StatsCan annual report was full of numbers that prove the uselessness of gun control.
For instance, some anti-gun activists will no doubt try to stretch the truth a little and claim the fact that gun crimes are so low is proof the registry worked to make the public safer.
Not so. As StatsCan points out, all murders – but especially firearms murders – have been on the decline since the mid-1970s, long before Ottawa began imposing draconian gun laws. The reason for the decline is demographics. There are simply fewer young men in the population now. And since men between the ages or 16 and 30 are the most likely to commit crime, if there are fewer of them on the street, there will be less crime.
Also, the statistical agency explains, "for most persons accused of homicide, this was not their first offence. Nearly 6 in 10 (59%) accused persons had a criminal record prior to the homicide, usually for another violent crime."
Criminal control, not gun control would work as a crime-reduction strategy. Keep violent criminals in prison longer and they won't be able to commit crimes. However in our politically correct age with our extremely liberal courts, we have decided only about a third of criminals should ever do any time. So much for criminal control.
But for me the biggest argument against a registry comes from StatsCan's numbers on what types of gun were favoured by murderers last year. Long guns (rifles and shotguns) – the guns covered by the defunct registry – accounted for just over one-fifth of all gun homicides committed in 2011. Meanwhile, handguns were the weapons of choice in over 70% of murders. And there are five times as many long guns in Canada as handguns, probably more.
That is a stark reversal from the 1970s and 1980s, when long guns were used in three-quarters of killings and handguns in one-quarter.
How does that prove registries are useless as crime-prevention tools? Handguns have been subject to registration since 1934. They still must be registered and are much harder to acquire than long guns.
If a registry were useful at lowering crime, we'd have seen proof decades ago through our handgun laws.
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SOCHI, RUSSIA—When U.S. Speedskating hooked up with Under Armour to develop a new high-tech speed skating skinsuit that would revolutionize the sport at the Sochi Olympics, the vision was gold, silver and bronze.
The result was a total debacle.
Midway through a Winter Games that so far had been a bust for the American skaters, everyone is switching back to the suit they wore during the World Cup season and at the U.S. Olympic trials in late December.
The embarrassing change of course can be traced to a process filled with secrecy and questionable decisions — all of which came back to bite the U.S. program on the sport's biggest stage.
"There are still some concerns," U.S. coach Matt Kooreman said Saturday morning after a training session, while Under Armour was still hurriedly trying to modify the old suits so they would comply with International Olympic Committee regulations on sponsorship logos. "We are basically figuring out what our best options are."
How did it come to this?
Kevin Haley, senior vice-president of innovation for Under Armour, laid out a timeline for The Associated Press that was largely conducted behind closed doors. The company worked with Lockheed Martin to handle some of the testing, a partnership that added a bit of intrigue to the process. The aerospace and defence giant analyzed the suits using a process in which sensors are attached to the body, generating what Haley called "an unbelievable amount of data." From there, Under Armour began wind-testing variations of the new suit using six different-sized mannequins.
Understandably, the athletes were excited to see what would come of so many bright minds trying to make them a suit that would provide less resistance, enabling them to go faster than ever.
"These people make F-16 jets," skater Patrick Meek said.
According to Haley, Under Armour's deal with U.S. Speedskating called for three suits to be delivered to each Olympic skater on Jan. 1, which is where things started to go wrong.
The skaters were involved in the development all through the process: trying on the suit, using it in training, offering suggestions and feedback. But secrecy seemed to be the primary concern, the U.S. fretting that other countries would swipe their technology if the suit came out too soon. The final version was completed about six weeks before the opening ceremony, which meant no one had a chance to compete in it before the biggest races of their lives.
"It's not like we opened a package and all of a sudden there was a new suit we had never seen before," Meek said. "I think we were playing a game where we were trying to hide the technology. That's not a bad thing; I think that's a really smart thing."
The Americans gambled that any unfamiliarity and kinks in the new suit would be overcome by the startling times it produced.
That turned out to be a losing bet.
Through the first six events at Adler Arena, no U.S. skater had finished higher than seventh. Among the big-name flops were two-time gold medallist Shani Davis and female stars Heather Richardson and Brittany Bowe.
While Under Armour touted the "Mach 39" as the "fastest speed skating suit in the world" — and the skaters dutifully spouted the party line before the Olympics — there were doubts about the suit. Some complained about it being too tight and restricting their breathing. The man who designed the Dutch team's new suits said he had already tried some elements in the American version and found they didn't produce any noticeable improvement; in fact, he thought one feature might slow them down.
After the first four events in Sochi, it was clear within the team that something was wrong, even though the Americans weren't necessarily expected to win a medal in any of those races.
For the men's 1,000 on Wednesday, one U.S. skater — Haley wouldn't say who — skated in a slightly different version of the new suit, essentially for testing purposes. There was no significant improvement in the time. Davis finished eighth, ending his bid to become the first male speed skater to win the same event three straight times.
On Thursday, when Richardson and Bowe competed in the women's 1,000, more desperate measures were taken. A vent on the back of Richardson's suit was covered up. Again, there was no significant improvement, as Richardson finished seventh and Bowe eighth in an event they had dominated through the World Cup season.
With no competition at the oval on Friday, the Americans decided enough was enough.
They received permission from the International Skating Union to go back to the Under Armour suit they used before the Mach 39.
It was a huge blow to U.S. Speedskating, maybe even worse for Under Armour after its grand claims.
"That's marketing, people wanted to make their product stand out," Kooreman said. "And when you don't live up to that expectation, you get it thrown back at you pretty harshly."


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Both the Richmond Place and Richmond Hill Senior Living Residence, located at 129-11 Jamaica Avenue, were unveiled last week.
Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz said he is proud to see such a diverse range of housing opportunities now available in the community.
"The need for affordable housing is among the highest priorities for our city, and this development will provide many eligible seniors and low-income families with the means to live and contribute in this neighborhood," Simanowitz said. "It is this kind of partnership that we should continue to encourage for the betterment of all city residents."
After an environmental remediation of the former commercial laundry facility and auto repair shop, the location is now home to 182 new units aimed at a wide range of income brackets.
Richmond Place, completed in the summer of 2013, offers 13 studio, 28 one-bedroom, 68 two-bedroom and seven three-bedroom apartments.
Three of the units are aimed at the 50 percent Area Median Income (AMI) level – no more than $41,500 annual income for a family of four – while the remaining affordable apartments are for families earning up to 60 percent AMI, or no more than $49,800 annually for a family of four.
The Richmond Hill Senior Living Center has 59 one-bedroom and five two-bedroom apartments aimed at adults over 62 years old earning no more than 60 percent AMI, or $34,860 for an individual.
"This celebration marks the culmination of a comprehensive, thoughtful, and concerted effort to bring this blighted site back to life and transform this section of Richmond Hill into a lively, diverse community," said Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Bean.
The buildings are also energy efficient with improvements like solar panels that will cut down on energy usage.
"Multifamily buildings offer great potential for energy savings," said John Rhodes, president and CEO of NYSERDA. "This project provides benefits not only for the residents of these buildings but for the community at large."


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TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Soccer And Tennis Center Opening Parking Information
September 28, 2007
By ODU Athletics
By ODU Athletics
Sept. 28, 2007
NORFOLK, Va. -- With both a men's soccer game and the opening ceremonies of the Folkes-Stevens Indoor Tennis Center starting at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, September 29, lot 10 (between the Athletic Administration Building and Tennis Center) and Parker Avenue will be closed to all traffic except for Tennis Center ceremony VIP's.
Tennis center party traffic will be directed into lots 54 and 55 and lot 10 for VIPS/handicapped.
Soccer traffic will be directed with signs to the Powhatan lot and lots 54 and 55.


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